The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
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The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W Durrow
A timely and moving bicultural coming-of-age tale, based on a true story and told by an author who has struggled with the same issues as her protagonist.The daughter of a Danish immigrant and a black G.I., Rachel survives a family tragedy only to face new challenges. Sent to live with her strict African-American grandmother in a racially divided Northwest city, she must suppress her grief and reinvent herself in a mostly black community. A beauty with light brown skin and blue eyes, she attracts much attention in her new home. The world wants to see her as either black or white, but that s not how she sees herself.Meanwhile, a mystery unfolds, revealing the terrible truth about Rachel s last morning on a Chicago rooftop. Interwoven with her voice are those of Jamie, a neighborhood boy who witnessed the events, and Laronne, a friend of Rachel s mother. Inspired by a true story of a mother s twisted love, The Girl Who Fell from the Sky reveals an unfathomable past and explores issues of identity at a time when many people are asking Must race confine us and define us? Narrated by an ensemble, with Emily Bauer (Rachel), Kathleen McInerney (Nella), and Karen Murray (Jamie, LaRone, Brick, Roger).Heidi W. is a Stanford University graduate, a graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, and a Yale Law School graduate. The New York Fund for the Arts, the American Scandinavian Foundation, and the Lois Roth Endowment have all given Durrow grants, as well as a Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Developing Authors. Her work has appeared in Alaska Quarterly Review, the Literary Review, and other publications.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781565126800 |
| ISBN 10 | 1565126807 |
| Title | The Girl Who Fell from the Sky |
| Author | Heidi W Durrow |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Algonquin Books |
| Year published | 2010-02-16 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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